Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) has just premiered “New Friend Jesus.” The second track from his new album ‘Clear Heart Full Eyes.’ Listen to the new song along with the previously released “Honolulu Blues”: Craig Finn – New Friend Jesus by Vagrant Records“Honolulu Blues” on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/vagrantrecords/craig-finn-honolulu-blues Craig’s debut solo effort is due out January […]

Genre-bending reggae/rock band Lionize have announced that they will release Superczar and The Vulture, their fifth album, and first on the Pentimento Music Company label on 12/6/11, with distribution by Redeye. The release sees Lionize heading back to Magpie Cage Recording Studio (Against Me!, The Promise Ring, Murder By Death) to record with the legendary […]

Freshly returned from her first ever European Tour, Kina Grannis has announced a second European jaunt throughout February, 2011. This past 11-show headline run – featuring 11 sold out concerts – included 3 shows in London and stops in Dublin,Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin. Between shows, Kina kept her fans up to date courtesy of two tour diaries, thanks to AOL and […]

Tornado Rider continues to take the nation by storm with their Fall tour. According to the Boston Globem the band has “the most innovative folk cellist in America.” Hailing from the barren burgs of the East Bay Area in California, comes a wild sonic caravan of colorful and talented impresarios, Tornado Rider. Fresh off of recent […]

Owl City’s Adam Young was so impressed and in awe at the amazing art his fans have shown him after shows yet was disappointed to know that most pieces would not see the wide viewership the spectacular pieces were deserving. So, Adam created THE MAINFRAME – a place where Owl City friends and admirers can share their talent and creativity with […]

Rubik has had quite a festive past few months. They spent their Summer touring Europe and playing for massive crowds at top-tiers festivals including Primavera Sound, Flow Festival, and Provinssirock Festival. This month, Rubikperformed at the Mexican Festival Internacional Cervantino. Check out highlights from the performance from the video below: American fans are in for a rare treat, as Finland’s Rubik finally […]

Boston Hardcore stalwarts Death Before Dishonor are excited to announce that they’ll be supporting Casey Jones’s final tour (with Hundredth, No Bragging Rights, and Boys No Good on select dates). This tour will take the band across the midwest, into Canada, and all over the West Coast and will be Death Before Dishonor’s first full […]

Chicago trio Russian Circles post via Spin.com a full album stream of their forthcoming release Empros today. Listen to the album in its entirety HERE . Russian Circles also hit the road yet again this Fall with headlining dates across North America beginning in November. Keep reading for all the dates below. The band also […]

2011 Warped Tour favorites Larry and His Flask and Lionize were forced to cancel the remainder of their fall co-headlining tour this week. A statement from Larry and His Flask regarding the cancellation can be read below. Only the last four tour dates for Larry and His Flask which begin November 19 and see the […]

Lemuria announced today that they’ll be heading out on tour across North America in November and December! The band will canvas the United States and make appearances across Canada as well in support of their B9 debut album, Pebble, which came out earlier this year. Drummer/vocalist Alex Kerns had this to say: “We are returning […]

City Reign is about to release their EP ‘Numbers for Street Names’ on November 21st, and will be playing a set of dates throughout the month to support the release. The EP is streaming on our website www.cityreign.net Watch the video for the lead single, “Making Plans” below: Download that song for FREE below: […]

Chicago trio Russian Circles hit the road yet again this Fall with headlining dates across North America beginning in November. Keep reading for more info about the band and for a full list of tour dates. The band recently premiered the first MP3 from their forthcoming new album via RollingStone.com. The song, “Mladek” is culled […]

Bridge Nine Records is excited to announce Expire as the newest addition to their label roster! The band, hailing from various states in the Midwest, plays hardcore the way it was meant to be and has been touring almost non-stop since their inception in August of 2009. Expire released a demo in late 2009, followed […]

If you have not heard of Lana Del Rey you will soon. The Brooklyn born singer is an internet sensation who is not only a great singer, but also gorgeous. Below is a list of her upcoming tour dates and the video for her phenomenal song – “Video Games”. Lana Del Rey: 11-04 Manchester, England – […]

Legendary Japanese trio Boris premiere the first track from their forthcoming disc New Album today via Pitchfork. The MP3 for “Spoon” is available to download HERE. The band also launches an extensive North American headlining tour this Friday. Please see complete dates below. Boris has long been celebrated for their rare ability to reinterpret a multitude of esoteric musical genres into a […]

“Honest and life-affirming and infectious, and it’s that rare concentration of directness and simplicity that makes Fang Island so uniquely and wonderfully inclusive.” Best New Music — Pitchfork “Fang Island are simply killer fun, a proper gang who sing collectively and pummel their guitars without recourse to errant soloing.” Four Stars — MOJO Perpetually positive guitar heroes Fang Island have remixed […]